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NITED STATES EATENT QFFICE 2,496,056, MULTIPLE. DISiim PooNeoaerH Paul `U. Lannerd, Indianapolis, Ind. Application February 8, las., Saal No. 646,451

` (ci. ari- 1m Claims. 1

My invention relates to automatici multi-record phonographs `capable of selective operation to any of a group of records or any plurality oi records 4in such group.

One object of my invention is to provide? in suoli a phonograph, a novel and improved mechanism for depositing a selected record upon the 1ecordrotating table and for bringing the record into operative association with the needle of a picinup device, Another object of my invention is to provide an improved mounting for the pickup device, whereby it may readilf;7 be removed and replaced for purposes of inspection and repair. A further object is to facilitate the chane-` ing of the records associated with the phonograph.

' Still another object of the invention is to produce a simple, compact, durable recordlselecting meolianisn'; embodying a rotatable element which, through selectively operable stoppins, can be stopped in any position to condition the phonograph for the playing of a selected rec- A furtlier object of my invention relates to an improved means for retracting a stopfpn -after it nas performed its selecting function; *An 'additional object of my invention is to provide 1 mechanism for initiating return of a played record to the magazine, which mechanism "Will not prodlice undue Wear on the sound `track of -tiie record.

@ther objects of my invention include a reduc- 'tion in the time required for a record-changing operation, tbe production of an improved `ar- 'rangement of electrical controls, an improved `ca-uae the needle to enter the sound track.

In carrying out my invention in its preferred 4Grill maga-Zine Carrying a group of records in `vertical positions is removably associated ywith a reciprocable carrier the movement `of which can bf interrupted lto position any desired record of tL e group opposite a record-receiver. nterting of magazine movement canon-:cur with magazine moving in either direction, -lso that fthe selecting operation is distributed over tlie ne.

critiro cycle of magazine movement. The mageazine is reci-procated through a rotatable element to be stopped in any of a circumferen- 'ftial series of angularly `spaced positions by selec- `tivelyoper-able stop pins arranged in a common mounting or head parallel to each other `and to 55 the airis of the rotatable element and capable of being projected independently into tn e path of an abutment carried by the rotatable element. After selective positioning oi the magazine lias been effected, the bead is reciprocated toward and away from tile rotatable element, to cause the projected stop pin to be retracted into t'ne heed- Transfer mechanism embodying two successively operable, reccucl-p`ositioningr arms transfers the selected record in vertical position from tlie magazine to a record receiver; The latter comprises a record-support mounted for swingine;y movement about a horizontal axis and a tuifntable support pivoted to the record support on an axis parallel to but spaced from the support axis. The receiver is swingable aboutthe support axis between a generally vertical, recordr-eceiving position and a generally horizontal record-playing position. The record turntable is carried` by the turntable support and, Widen the receiver is in receiving position, is located out of the plane of the recordplaced intlie receiver by the transfer mechanism. AAfter receiving a record, the receiver is moved about the support-axis, the record support and tarntable support moving as a unit until record-playing position is ap- -proaeiied whereupon the turntable support and record support are caused to move 'relatively about their of pivotal interconnection tb cause the record to b transferred from the rec- `ord support to tbe turntable and to engage the needle of the pick-up device mounted in a savinging pick-up armi. The pick-up device has novel mounting which, `vynilu concealing protecting it, Afacilitates its removal and insertion.

The trip mechanism comprises a tiltable control element uns-tably mounted with its center of -rgravity above its 4axis of4` pivotal mounting. During the playing of a record, suclicontrol element is supported with its center oi gravity displaced sliglitly from the vertical plane of its axis; but las tiie playing of the record is com# pleted movement of tbe pickeup arm swings the control `element to `cause its center of gravity to pass vthrough such vertical plane, whereupon `tbe control element, aided by gravity, will sxving description set forti-1 below. i

'Ill-ieaccompanying dra-Wing illustrates `my invention: Fig. 1 is a plan view of the record changer in between-cycles condition with portions of the receiver broken away; Fig. 2 and 3 are front and rear elevations respectively; Fig. 4 is an end elevation taken from the left; Fig. 4a is a fragmental section on the line lla-4a, of Fig. 2; Fig. 5 is an end elevation taken from the right with portions of the frame structure broken away, showing the receiver in record-receiving position; Fig. 6 is a fragmental view similar to Fig. 5 showing the receiver in record-playing position; Fig. 7 is a ir-agmental plan view illustrating portions of the selector mechanism; Fig. 8 is a fragmental view similar to Fig. '7 showing the operation of the selector-cam latch; Fig. 9 is a fragmental elevation illustrating the means for driving the selector-cam and also showing details of the support for the selector solenoids; Fig. 10 is a fragmental detail view illustrating one form of sole.- noid-operated switch; Fig. 11 is a fragmental elevation of the record-transfer mechanism showing the parts in their normal positions; Fig. 12 is a horizontal section on'the line l2-I2 of Fig. 11; Fig. 13 is a view similar to Fig l1 showing the parts of the transfer mechanism in the positions they occupy on completion of the operation of transferring a record from the magazine to the receiver; Fig. 14 is an elevation and Fig. 15 a plan, both on an enlarged scale, showing details of the trip mechanism operative at the completion of a record-playing operation to initiate return of the record to the magazine; Fig. 16 is a vertical section on the line IB-l of Fig. 1 showing on an enlarged scale details of the pick-up mounting; Fig. 17 is a plan view of the same structure, like- Vwise on an enlarged scale; Fig, 18 is a plan View of the main cam on a somewhat enlarged scale; Fig. 19 is a vertical section through the receiver in record-receiving position; Fig. 20 is a iragmental front elevation showing the receiver in recordplaying position; Fig. 21 is a fragmental elevation in partial section illustrating details of the device employed to control position of the pick-up arm; and Fig. 22 is a diagram illustrating electrical connections.

General The records associated with the machine are carried in horizontally spaced, vertical compartments in a magazine, which is designated in its entirety by the reference letter A. The magazine A is slidably supported from a base 25, for reciprocation along a line normal to the planes of the records so that any of the records can be brought into position in line with a record receiver B which is tiltable between a generally Vertical record-receiving position (Fig. 5) and a generally horizontal record-playing position (Figs. 6 and 20). The receiver B embodies a turntable 23 and a turntable-rotating motor 24.

Movement of the magazine A to bring any selected record into position opposite the receiver B is effected through a selector cam C supported for rotation about a vertical axis from the base 25 and adapted to be driven by a changer-motor 26 mounted on the base. Also driven from the motor 23 is a main cam D, which operates several different mechanisms, including one for transferring a selected record from and restoring it to the magazine and another for tilting the receiver B between its record-receiving and record-playing positions.

In the specific arrangement illustrated, the motor 26 drives a worm `21 meshing with a worm gear28 which is rotatably mounted on a stationary shaft 29 projecting upwardly from the base 25. The cam C is also rotatably mounted on the shaft 23, and is operatively connected to the worm gear 23 through a friction clutch 30 loaded by a compression spring 30 acting between the cam C and an abutment on the shaft 29. Control mechanism E, hereinafter described, operates to interrupt rotation of the cam C and stop the magazine A with a selected record opposite the receiver B. The main cam D is driven through the medium of a pinion 3| which is rigid with the worm gear 28 and meshes wth an annular series of teeth 32 on the cam D. The number of teeth on the pinion 3l is materially smaller than the number of teeth 32 on the cam D, in order that the pinionand the selector cam C driven by it may make at least one complete revolution during only a portion of a revolution of the main cam D.

The above-described drive arrangement, in which the worm gear 28 drives the selector cam C directly and the main cam D through the speedreducing gearing 3|-32, has an advantage in respect to simplicity of construction and eflciency of operation. The main cam D, which controls record-changing, must rotate at a speed which is only a fraction of the speed at which the motor 25 operates, while the speed of rotation of the selector cam C must be greater than that of the main cam in order to provide a full cycle of selector-cam movement during only a portion of a revolution of the main cam. By making the gearing between the cams C and D a part of the speed-reducing gear train between the motor 26 and the cam D, I am enabled to reduce geartooth loading and simplify construction.

The turntable motor 24 is controlled by a switch 33 (Fig. 22) which also, through a second switch 34 connected in series with it, controls the ychanger motor 2E. The switches 33 and 34 are normally open. The switch 33 is adapted to be closed by an electromagnet 35 which is energized at the beginning of each cycle of changer operation. Closing of the switch 34 is effected by .energization of an electromagnet 36 jointly controlled by three switches 31, 38, and 39. The switch 31 is a normally open switch, adapted to be closed with switch 33 upon energization of the electromagnet 35. The switches 38 and 39 are respectively normally closed and normally open,

and are connected in parallel with each other and in series with the switch 31 and electromagnet 3B. A latch 43, adapted to be released by energization of an electromagnet 4I, functions by engagement with the armature 35 of the electromagnet 35 to maintain the switches 33 and 31 closed when, as brought out hereinafter, the electromagnet 35 is deenergized during the course of the cycle. The latch-release magnet 4I -is connected in series with the switch 31 and with a switch 42 adapted to be closed at the end of a cycle of record-changer operation and to be opened again shortly after the start of the next succeeding cycle. Conveniently, the switch 42 is controlled by a switch-operating arm 43 having a resilient end portion which projects into the path of a pin 44 carried by the cam D.

Upon initiation of a cycle of record-changer operation, the electromagnet 35 is energized to close the switches 33 and 31. The closing of the switch 33 completes a circuit through the turntable motor 24, which thereupon begins to rotate. The closing of the switch 31 completes two circuits, one through magnet 4l and switch 42 to move the latch 40 to released position and the other'through magnet 33 and switch 38 to close changer motor 26.

accept switch 34 and initiate operation of the changer- .motor 26. Driven` by the motor 26 and controlled by the control means E, the selector cam C positions the magazine A with a selected record opposite the receiver B; and transfer mechanism controlled by the main cam D transfers the selected record to the receiver B. As the receiver reaches its horizontal position, the switch 3B is opened to de-energize relay 36 and stop the With the receiver B horizontal, the record is played; and at the completion of the record the trip-switch 39 is closed to re-energize the relay t6 and thus start the changer motor 26, causing the receiver B to be tilted to its vertical position and the played record to be returned to the magazine.

The pin all on the cam D moves out of engagement with the switch-operating arm 43 soon after the start of the record-changer cycle which was initiated by energization of the magnet 35, and the resultant de-energization of the magnet 4| permits the latch lil to maintain the switches 33 and 31 closed. Accordingly, de-energization of the magnet 35, which occurs later in the cycle as `brought out more fully hereinafter, does not result in opening the switches 33 and 3l, and the apparatus continues to operate throughout its cycle, or until the pin fill engages the arm i3 to close the switch 62. Upon the closing of the switch 42, the magnet lli is energized and the latch i6 is released to open the switches 33 and 31 and stop both of the motors 24 and 26.

Record magazine In the broader aspects of my invention, the record magazine may have any desired construction, but I prefer to employ a magazine of the construction shown in Figs. 4 and 4a. As there shown, the magazine A comprises a plurality of partitions 56 spaced apart to provide compartments for the reception of records 5I. At the top and outer side of the magazine, the partitions 5U are held together by bolts 52 extending through them and also through spacing collars 53 and 54. If desired, the spacing collars 5t at the outer side of the magazine may be provided with centrally located axial grooves to aid in locating the records 5| centrally in the compartments. At the bottom or the magazine, spacing plates 55 are disposed between the partitions 50; and two horizontally spaced rods 56 pass through such spacing plates and the partitions. Each of the spacing plates is provided centrally with a depression 55 (Fig. 1l) serving to locate the associated record in its own plane.

The magazine as just described is removable in its entirety, together with the records it contains, from association with a magazine carrier 66 slidably supported on two parallel guide rods 6i mounted on the base frame 25. The magazine is supported from the carrier 66 between vertical front and rear walls 62 and 63, the latter rigid with the carrier and the former pivotally mounted on the carrier by a horizontal pivot pin 64. A torsion spring 65, surrounding the pin 64, acts between the carrier 66 and the front wall 62 to bias the latter toward the vertical position illustrated in full lines in Fig. 4a.

The rods 55 screw-threaded at the ends to receive clamp screws by which the partitions and spacing plates are held together, screws having heads 66 which overlie the end partitions 56, as Will be clear from Fig. 4a. The rear wall 63 of `the magazine carrier is provided with slots 67 Which receive the heads 66 at the rearend of the magazine'while the front wall 62 of the carrier ii's` provided with a shoulder 68 which, when the front wall 62 is in vertical position, over-lies the bolt-heads 66 at the front end of the magazine and thus serves to hold the magazine in place on the carrier 66. When it is desired to change the magazine, the front wall 62 is swung from the full-line to the dotted-line position shown in Fig. la to permit the shoulder 66 to clear the boltheads 66 and thus to permit the magazine, together with the records it contains, to be .removed as a unit.

By providing spare magazines which can be loaded with records at a central distributing point, the operation of providing a phonograph in the eld with a new supply of records is greatly facilitated; for in changing the records in a phonograph it is not necessary to handle them individually but necessary only to remove the whole magazine and replace it with another containing a new supply of records.

Selector mechanism Movement of the magazine A to bring any desired record it contains into position for transfer to the playing mechanism is effected by the cam C which, as brought out above, is frictionally driven from the worm gear 28. The cam C is provided (Fig. l) with an upwardly opening, generally heart-shaped cam-groove 86 `which receives a cam-following roller 6i mounted at an intermediate point on a lever 82 pivotal'ly attached to the base 25 as by a screw 83. The 'free end of the lever 62 is connected by a link :Bil with the magazine carrier E!! so that as the 'cam C rotates the magazine will be reciprocated.

To stop the selector cam "i5 in any desired position preparatory to the transfer oi a selected record from the magazine, I employ the control mechanism E, comprising a selector-head 90 which is slidably but non-rotatably carried on the stationary shaft 26 and upon which is mounted an annular series of vertically movable selector pins 9| corresponding in number to the number of record compartments in the magazine A.. The selector pins si cci-operate with an abutment 92 which is secured to the cam C for rotation therewith, each pin 6I being movable in the head 90 between an upper position in which it clears the abutment 62 as the latter rotates with the cam C and a lower position (shown at the right in Fig. 9) in which it projects into the path of the abutment 92 to be engaged thereby and thus interrupt rotation of the cam C.

For operating the pins 9i, I prefer to employ in association with each such pin a solenoid 93 which, when energized, will move the pin from its upper to its lower position. At its upper end, in the construction shown, each pin 9i is provided with a head til of insulating material received in the notched end of a switch arm 95 which is pivcted intermediately on a bracket 96 projecting upwardly from the .head 99. Associated with the opposite end of the switch arm 65 are a pair of i'lXed electrical contacts Si? and 96 mounted on the bracket 96 and adapted to be engaged by the switch arm when the pin 9i is in its upper and lower positions, respectively. Friction between the switch arm and the contacts 91 and 96 tends to hold the associated selector pin 9| in either its Lipper or lower position.

Rigid with the head 9U there is an L-shaped Ymember le! which projects downwardly beyond the periphery of the cam C and lis provided at its lower end with a roller 162 disposed beneath 'the abutment on the shaft 29.

free end of an arm mc pivotaiiy Supported on a Illia of the bell crank overlies the cam D in position to be engaged and rocked by the pin Il which projects upwardly from such cam.

In the rotation of the main cam D, the pin lill engages the bell-crank arm iilo and swings it in a clockwise direction (Fig. 7) the depress the outer end of the arm IM and cause the head 9D to move downwardly against the force exerted upon it by a spring Hi8 acting between it and an As the pin I4 clears the arm |85, the spring 05 moves the head Sil upwardly, such upward movement of the head being limited by an abutment, conveniently a cup-like member |99, secured to the upper end of the shaft 25.

Immediately in advance oi the abutment 92 in the direction ci rotation of the cam C I provide a second abutment Iii vertically positioned to clear the end or a depressed selector pin 9|. When, in the rotation of the selector cam C, the abutment 92 strikes a depressed selector pin 9| to interrupt rotation of the cam, the abutment III will be disposed immediately beneath such selector pin; so that when the head 9I is depressed in the manner above described the selector pin will engage the abutment III and will thus be raised relative to the head to its normal, upper position therein.

To protect the solenoids 93 and the switch mechanism 95--9I-98, I employ a cup-shaped cover |I2 which may be mounted on the upper end of the stationary shaft 29. Conveniently, a single screw ||3 passing through central holes in the cover Eii and in the end of the member lili) serves to hold both the cover and such member in position.

In order to prevent friction between the abutment 92 and a pin 9| engaged thereby from holding the pin 9| depressed as the head 96 returns to its normal upper position after being lowered by movement of the arm |83, I provide means for rotating the cam C through a slight angle in a reverse direction to free the abutment Q2 from engagement with the pin 9 I. To this end, the cam C is provided with an annular series of notches I i5 each oi which is adapted to receive a pawl Ile. The notches I|5 correspond in number to the selector pins tI and are so located angularly with respect to the abutment 92 that when the cam C is stopped by engagement of the abutment with any selector pin 2 i one of the notches will be in position to receive the pawl IIS. The pawl I I5 is pivotally secured by a screw I il to a lever II, and the lever H3 is in turn pivotally supported from the base 2E through a screw I I9. A spring |22 acting between the pawl H6 and the lever l I3 biases the pawl in a clockwise direction about the axis oi the screw I Il. Movement of the pawl under the inuence oi the spring |223 is limited by engagement of a shoulder B2i on the pawl and the head of the screw IIS. The lever IIS is operated by the cam D through a camfollowing pin |22 which is mounted on the lever in position to be engaged by a lobe |23 on the vcam D. A torsion spring |211 (Fig. 3) acts on the Ilever II8 to hold the pin |22 against the camlobe |23.

Extreme positions of the lever II8 and of the pawl I I6 are illustrated in full lines and in dotted lines in Fig. 7, the full-line position being that occupied by the parts after the pawl IIS has completed its reverse movement of the cam C to free a depressed pin 9| from contact with the abutment 92. The manner in which this reverse movement of the cam I5 is effected will be apparent from Figs. '7 and 8. When the pawl ||6 ward the full-line position illustrated in Fig. 7, the pawl IIS swinging with the lever until its movement is interrupted by its -engagement with the base of a notch II5 in the cam C. However,

such engagement occurs before movement of the lever IIS by the cam-lobe |23 is completed, with the result that the lever IIS continues to swing in a clockwise direction and to draw the pawl I I6 from the full-line position to the dotted-line position shown in Fig. 8, thus causing a slight rearward rotation of the cam C and freeing the abutment 92 from engagement with the pin 9 I.

Because of the possibility of wear and consequent lost motion between the heart-shaped cam groove and the cam follower 8| and between the lever 82, link 84, and magazine-carrier 6I), I prefer to embody in the record changer a means which will serve definitely to locate the magazine prior to the operation of the record-transfer mechanism. For this purpose, I mount on the side oi the record carrier a bar |25 having' a series of V-shaped notches adapted to co-operate with one or more complementary teeth |26 provided on the outer end of a lever |21 which is pivotally supported from the base 25 by a screw |28. The lever |27 is operatively connected with vthe lever II8 through the medium of a slotted Ylink |29 which operates to move the lever |21 -between the full-line and dotted-line positions shown in Fig. 7 when the lever |I8 moves between its full-line and dotted-line positions shown vin the same ligure. As the lever I|8 completes its movement in a clockwise direction, the lost motion provided by the slotted link |29 between it and the lever |2'I is taken up and the teeth |26 are forced into engagement with the teeth on the bar |25, thus definitely locating the maga- Zine.

The cam-lobe |23 remains in engagement with the cam-follower |22 to hold the magazine and the selector cam C locked against movement until `after the selected record has been transferred,

played, and returned to the magazine, and prefer'- ably throughout the entire remainder of the cycle of changer operation so that in the period intervening between successive cycles the condition The groove 80 in the selectorcam C' is shaped to move the magazine A in the following manner: Assuming the magazine A to be stopped with one of the records near the center of the magazine opposite the receiver B, rotation of the selector cam through an angular increment equal to that between two adjacent selector pins 9| will move the magazine through a distance equal to twice the space between adjacent record compartments in the magazine and will thus bring opposite the receiver B the record two compartments removed from that initially opposite the receiver. The next increment of camrotation will bring opposite the receiver B the record four compartments removed from that initially opposite the support. Considering the alternate records thus successively brought to discharge position as constituting one series and the remaining records as constituting a second series, successive increments of rotation oi the cam C` will bring the records of the rst series successively to discharge position, as the magazine moves in one direction, until the last record of such rst series brought to discharge position. The next increment of selector-cam rotation will bring the adiacent end record of the second series to discharge position, and the magazine will thenA move in the reverse direction, bringing a record of such second series to discharge position eachv tr'me the abutment 92 on the cam C reaches a position in which it would engage a depressed selector pin 9|. Thus, although each record in the magazine passes through the discharge position twice in each complete revolution of the selector cam, it can be stopped at the discharge position in only one of its passages therethrough.

As a result of the arrangement just described the selecting operation is distributed throughout the entire cycle of movement of the magazine A and selector cam C instead of being concentrated in a portion only of such cycle as would be the case if stopping of the magazine to position a selected record could occur only with the magazine moving in one direction; for in that case it would be necessary to employ part of the selectorl cycle to return the magazine to the start of its selecting stroke. By distributing the selecting operation throughout the entire selector cycle and making it possible to stop the magazine while moving in either direction, I reduce accelerations and loads, thus reducing stresses and wear, increase the angular spacing between adjacent selector pins 9|, obtain a more compact design, and in general simplify and improve construction.

I prefer that the number of teeth on the pinion 3| bear such a ratio to the number of teeth 32 on the main cam D that the selector cam C, if itsl rotation is not interrupted by a depressed selector pin 9|, may make more than one complete revolution between successive engagements of the pawl H5. Most desirably, that ratio is .such that if the electromagnet is energized to institute a cycle without one or more of the selector pins 9| being depressed the cam C will rotate through one complete revolution and enough more to insure that the pawl H6 when next brought against the cam will engage in the notch I I5 immediately adjacent the notch it engaged when the cycle was instituted. Thus, each time the apparatus is operated without a selector pin 9| being depressed the selector cam C will fever-run a complete revolution by the angular distance between two adjacent notches I| 5, and `the machine will play a record different from that previously'played. The entire group of records in the magazine will be played in succession if the machine is operated continuously with no selector pin 9| being depressed. It is not necessary to the attainment of this result that the pawl H6 engage the notch next to that which it previously engaged in the event a cycle should be instituted with no selector pin depressed. If the number of teeth 32 on the main cam is not an integral multiple of the number oi teeth on the pinion 3|, the pawl H6 will engage a notch different from that it engaged during the immediately preceding cycle, and a different record will be played. However, in order that all records in the magazine may be played successively if the machine is operated continuously with ne selector pin depressed it is necessary that the number of records in the magazine and the number of notches by which the cam C would over-run be prime to each other.

Record transfer mechanism The record-transfer mechanism by means of which a selected record is moved from the maga-` zine into association with the turntable and subsequently restored to position in the magazine after having been played. is perhaps best illustrated in Figs. 2, 1l, 12, and 13. It comprises a record-ejecting arm |33, a booster arm .I3I provided with a rearwardly projecting, record-engaging roller |3l, and a record-return arm |32 provided with a rearwardly projecting, record-engaging pin |32. The arm |33 is pivotally attached as by a screw |34 to a bracket |33 projecting upwardly from the base 2.5. The other arms |3| and |32 are pivotally attached, as by screws |36 and |37 respectively, to a second bracket |38 mounted on the base 25.

The levers |33, 13|, and |32 are jointly operated by a cam groove |46! provided in the upper face of the cam D. The cam groove 40 receives a cam follower iM carried by an arm llwhich is pivotally attachedV to the base 25, as by means of a pivot screw |43, and which has its outer end operatively connected to a link Mii through which all three of the arms |30, |3.|, and |32 are operated. The outer end of. the link M4 is provided with a longitudinally extending slot |36 which receives a screw |41 carried by the lower end of the arm |30. A compression spring |48, acting between the link Mil and the screw |47, urges the latter toward the outer end of the slot |46. A secondary link |50, connected to an intermediate point of the link 'M4 as by a screw |5| has in its outer end a slot |52 which receivesa screw |53, mounted in the lower end of the arm |32. A tension spring |54, acting between the link |53. and the screw |53 urges such screw toward the lefthand end of the slot |52. A tertiary link |55, pivotally connected to an intermediate point of the secondary link |53, is provided at its outer end with a slot |56 which receives a screw |57 on the lower end of the arm |3|. A tension Vspring |58 acts between the link |55 and the screw |51 to urge the latter toward the right-hand end of the slot |56.

The parts of. the transfer mechanism are i1- lustrated in Fig. 11 in the positions they respectively occupy immediately prior to the operation of transferring arecord fom the magazine A into the receiver B. In this condition, the free ends of the levers |30 and |32 are disposed on opposite sides of the magazine containing the records 5i and are spaced from such magazine so as not to interfere with its movement during the selection operation. The roller 13|' on the lever |3| lies below a record-supporting surface il provided on the bracket |38. The camgroove Mii, which operates the record-transfer mechanism, is so angularly related with the cam-lobe |23 that7 promptly after engagement of the pawl EE with the cam 15 and of the teeth |25 with the rack |25, the arm |62 and link |44 will be moved to the left. Since the springs |48 and |54 act to take up lost-motion between the link |44 and the arms |35 and |32, such arms will be swung in a clockwise direction, the arm |3|] engaging the record 5| with which it is aligned and rolling such record toward the right out of the depression 55 in the spacer-plate 55. As the link ld continues to move to the left, the arm |353 continues to move the record 5| out of the magazine and into the receiver B, the record rolling olf the upper surface of the spacer plate 55 and over the roller |3| on to the record-supporting surface |B| of the bracket |38. During this movement of the link |45 and of the arms |3|! and the lost motion provided by the slot |56 between the link |55 and the arm |3| is being taken up; so that after the record rolls on to the surface I6! the arm |3| will be swung in a clockwise direction to cause the roller |3i on its outer end to engage the record and roll it along the surface IB! into the receiver B. The partitions 5@ of the magazine are notched as indicated at |64 to prevent them from interfering with movement of the arm |3ll, such notches being deep enough to permit the arm |3 to roll the record on to the surface lei to a point where the roller i3d' can engage it. When the arm |30 reaches the limit of movement permitted by the notches |64, the link IM continues to move to the left, compressing the spring M8. During the movements of the arms |3|] and |3| just described the arm |32 is swung in a clockwise direction at a rate great enough to prevent the pin |32 from interfering with movement of the record.

The cam-groove |40 of the cam D holds the lever |42, the link |44, and the arms |39, |3|, and |32 in the positions shown in Fig. 13 until after the receiver B is returned to vertical position following playing of the record. The cam-groove |40 then moves the free end of the lever |62 and the link IM to the right to cause the pin |32 on the arm |32 to engage the record and return it to the magazine. In this operation, the arms |3| and i3@ swing in a counterclockwise direction at a rate great enough to prevent interference with the returning record.

The use of the intermediate, or booster, arm

|3| makes it unnecessary for the arm |32 to swing far enough to complete the placing of the record in the receiver B. By reducing the necessary swinging movement of the arm |3|), I am enabled to reduce the depth of the notches |64 and thus increase the area over which the partitions 5i) provide support for the records 5i. The yielding connection provided by the spring Hi8 between the link |44 and the arm |3El makes it possible to insure that, in spite of any wear which may occur, the arm |30 will always move in a record-ejecting direction to the full extent permitted by the notches |64. The spring |54 and the lost-motion connection between the link |55 and the arm |3| insure that the roller |3| on such arm will not interfere with record movement by projecting above the surface when the record passes over it. In the particular machine illustrated, the prime function of the spring and lost-motion connection between the arm |32 and the link |50 is to prevent engagement ofthe outer end of the arm with the standard |18 (here-" inafter described) from interfering with or lim-1 with swinging movement of the receiver, as here-r inafter described.

Record receiver The record receiver B comprises a record-support |15 having a central opening |15 large enough. to receive the turntable 23 and provided. at one side with a spindle |11 through which it is rotatably mounted on a horizontal axis ina standard |18 projecting upwardly from the base 25 near one end thereof. At that edge of the, support |15 which is lowermost when the receiver is in its vertical position, the support is pro'- vided with two horizontally spaced, forwardly projecting ears Hic which receive a pivot pin |3| pivotally connecting the support |15 with la plate |82 disposed in rear of the support. The turntable 23 is rotatably supported from the plate |82 and is operatively connected in any suitable manner with the turntable motor 24, which is also supported from the plate |32. TheV turntable is provided with the usual pointed record-centering pin |23.

The support |15 is provided near its lower edge with a flange |34 (Fig. 13) which extends in a generally horizontal direction from a point adjacent the record-supporting surface l5! of the bracket |38 to the adjacent ear |89, the upper surface of such flange being substantially flush with the record-supporting surface |6| when the receiver B is in vertical position. A second iiange |85 projecting forwardly from the support |15 extends from the other ear substantially concentrically with the opening |15 to the top of the support and thence generally horizontally. toward the magazine A to the edge of the support. The distance between the flange I 84 and the horizontal portion of the flange 85 is slightly greater than the diameter of each record 5|. As will be clear from Fig. 13, a record 5| rolled across the record-supporting surface |5| and the flange |84 by the arm |3| drops slightly as it passes over the first ear |83 and comes to rest against the arcuate portion of the flange |35, whereit is slightly below a position of approximate concentricity with the turntable |13 and record-centering pin |83. v

Near its upper edge, the plate |82 is provided with a record-retaining finger |81 which loosely embraces the upper edge of the support |15 and extends downwardly along the front thereof to a point adjacent the path of the end of the arm |32. Additional record-retaining fingers |88 and |89 may be secured to the support |15 adjacent the lower edge thereof. The record-retaining finger |81, by loosely embracing the upper edge of the support, limits relative swinging movement of the support |15 and plate |82 about the axis of the pivot pin ISI. In the vertical position of the receiver B (Fig. 5) the weight of the motor 24, which is mounted on the rear face of the plate |82, tends to cause such plate to swing in a clockwise direction about the axis of the pivot pin |8I. Such movement is limited, how-` ever, by engagement of the front portion of the record-retaining finger |81 with the edge -of the flange |85 at the top of the support |15. In this position, theiianee lfholdsrtherrontportionof the: linger l Blfspaced from fthei'iace .of xthe support-115 tofpermitrayrecordtopass .between the neerandrthe 'faceof the plate, while-the turf table and centering pin |83, by reason o the inclinedposition ,of theplate L82, `arein rear of the r record-plane and :therefore do not interfere with entry lof the record.

Toswingthe :receiver B l"from the vertical rec orctreceiving:position..A of Fig. A5A touthe` horizontal record-playing;` position V,of Fig. -6,; the support i 'l5 is; provided withtarearwardly-projecting finger IBI] connected by `a'link V'istil :with `one,:arm 4of Va bell crank. |32 which. ispivotallvsupported` on `a horizontal pivotpin '|33 mountedsin the lower 4por.- tion ci the standard |13, The otlnerfarml of the bell crank :|32 is providedv'ithsan outwardly proieeting `pin |911 "clisposedfropposite fthe 4outer end of `arlever E95 `which is-pivotallyfsupported on fa vertical axisfrorncthebase'ZS, as by-a screw |95 (Figi). The ot-herfend ofthe lever `:49,5 extends beneath the cam` D `andisvprovidedwith an upwardly projecting camefollower |91-received in `afcam groove .|198 `in the loweriface ,ofsuch cam. A-rod y|539'extendingthrouglrthe pin `|94fand the lever |95 is provided beyond such pin andileverend with `'abutments 2613, conveniently 'nuts screwethreadedly -mounted non :the rod, which limit relative movement rof the bell crank |92 and lever `|951un'der1the inuence of a compression spring 423| Vacting between the end of the lever land lthepin |94.

Thercarn groove |98, which` controls swinging of the receiver B, isso` shaped anddisposedrelativeito `thecamgroove Mil, which controls `the `reeord-.transfer mechanism, -;that after delivery of arecord 5| to :the .receiver B by thetransfer mechanism the cam groove |98 will swing the v lever |95 `in,aielockzwisedirection (Fig. .1) causing,its outer end tofmove to `theleft .(E'ig. .5), andretate vthe -bell crank .|92to lower the link |.9l and cause the supportli'ltoswingrtoward theihorizontal position.illustrated.inFig.i6. vDuring ,Inostpf .this movement, the free or upper edge of the plate;|82 is supported'from'the,support 'H5 by engagement of theiinger |87 with the flange |85. Asthe support '|15 nearshorizontal position, however, the"plate`|82 engages a stationary stop, preferably in the form of a roller 293 Asupported fromthe upper end of a post 2134 projecting upwardly'frornthe base `25. Thereaften'as the support `il'continues-to swing toward horizontal position about the vof the spindle l?? it'swings `in-a clockwise direction about the'pivot pin 55| relative-to'thejplate im 'and turntabe `23, to leave the record resting fon the turntable free iromfcontact `with -thesup- 'port |15 `and therefore ireeto vrotate Fwith `the turntable. It is to be noted that inthefswinging movement which results in 'depositing it upon. the turntable, the record Aswings "about :an `axis approximately eo-incident with Lits i own 4horizon- 4-tal diameter. Coincidence, orapproximate coinn fcidence, of suohaxis and a record-diametenwhile preferred, is not essential; as `it is sufliicient for this phase of my invention only that the record swing about an axis which is 'spaced `irorn the center of the record 'byafdistance "less than the Aradiusoi the record.

it was noted Aabove that when a record was delivered Ato the receiver it dropped downwardly to rest on the `ears |89 Lsliglitlyibelow 'agposition of concentricity with fthe turntable 23 -and i center.- ing pin |83. In other rwords, :the :conventional pin-receiving -holein the-fcenter Ao'f-t-he 'recordzis V.

y turntable "'23,

recor'd is being played.

'14 displaced slightly :toward :the ears `Hill from iathe axis of,the-rpin-. 183. This displacement, jvizhilesin- `suflcientltoprevent thepointedrend of thevpin from .entering .the hole :.in the record, is sufficient to insure thatvas the pin enters the hole when the receiver B approaches horizontal position the record @will movezinits 4own plane into'a 'concentric position `andvout oircontact with the ears |80, which otherwise :might interfere with `recordrotation.

FWhen the :receiver 1B is :to be restored Lto its receiving position preparatory to return sof a played `record :to :the .maeazine, Vthe cam `groove |93inthescamDswings the lever |95 in ia counterelockwise direction `(Fig. 1) Atorrione its outer en'dftozthe right :(Figs. trand), and thus swing the=support 'lftoward its vertical position. 4 Duringthe initial; stage .vof thispmovement, .the plate |82, owing to the weight of Lthezmotor Y2,4 :and :remains :in contact :with the roller Zlvuntil 'theiange .E85 Aengages the nger |81, and `asthe-'supporti|115 swings, its upper face engages the record anad separates itfrom the turntable. :After: the-linger 8i has 'been engaged by the pilange A85, :the plate |82 :and the parts @it carriesmove asa unitwiththe :support |15l unn til igthe Avertical position illustrated ,in Eig. 5ris attained.

After 4the u receiver '-Biis `:restored to the vertical position the' transfer, mechanism operates as above describedftofreturn the .playedrecord to the magazine. During suchoperation, `proper engagement between the recordand` the .pin s l 3,2 on the end of ithef'transfer arm .|32 shouldbewmaintained. For this 1 purpose, `such pin .projects "rearwardly throughendheyond the planeof the record-,engaging surface of the support 1|lgandsuchsup-l port"'is"relieved, as indicated at 'Ztarid 2|l5fin Fig. `11, tozprovideiclearanceirolwthe.fend ofthe pin.

-It is #essential ithat Vin the return movement of the receiver A.'B'theparts stop with `the'record coplanar `withvits compartment .1in thermagazine A. To secure fthis result, :I provide on theside ofthe standard '|215 4an u abutment 205 which is positioned to engage the side ofthe link i and Iim'itits movement and that ofthe support |75. Engagement-ofthe link IPH 'with the abutment 2% occurs'before Athe earn `groove :|98 hascompletedemovementioithe leverl, and the latter therefore vcontinues to vmove to :compress the springl and -fhol'd A`the link iSIzrmlyg-against the e'lloutment `201i,` which iis `so vlocated :that 'the record will A'be in proper position `to be restored to `its vcompartment"by thellever 1.32.

The exact position of the receiverB during the playing of the record is `deterrninedjby the effective length `oi'fthe rod |99 Iwhich interconnects'the lever=|95rarrdfbell cranki. "V'Ihe'spring 20| takes=up all lost motion in .the mechanism interconnecting-the plate |75 and'the.cam.D,.so that byfadjusting one ofthe nuts 200 the effective length of the `rod lgimay be .vared. Bythis meanslitis possible'to compensate for any manufacturing inaccuracies, or-ior Wear,; and to bring the table 231intozafhorizontal positionwhen fa "The VMswitch 33, which :as above :deseribednooperatesfwiththeswitchesiili 3S to control the changer motor 26,15 .operated by the 'mechanisin justdescribed. ilofthis end, the `linlsrlli maybe provided with: a nger Af'lttlywhichprojects laterally from it in position to engage the oper switchsastliefplateV Ilzreachesits horizontalposition. Upon upward movement of the link 191 to restore the receiver B to its verticalL position, the finger 228 moves out of engagement with the arm 269 and permits the switch 32 again to close.

Pick up arm cmdcontrol The pick-up arm 215 is shown in Figs. 2, 4, and 5, and in dotted lines in Fig. 21, in its between-cycles position. rllhe pick-up arm is pivotally connected by a horizontal pivot pin 216 (Fig. 1) with a supporting member 211 rigidly mounted on the upper end of a vertical rock shaft 218 which is supported in a bracket 219 extending upwardly from the base 25. The pivot pin 2 I 6 is disposed generally transversely of the arm 2l5 so that the outer end o1" the arm may move vertically. Such outer end f the arm 215 carries a pick-up device 222 bearing the usual recordengaging needle 223.

The center of gravity of the pick-up arm is disposed to the leit (Figs. 1 and 2) of the pivot pin 216, with the result that the outer end of the arm tends to drop downwardly under the inuence oi gravity. To limit such movement, the member 21'1 is provided with a laterally projecting nger 222 carrying an abutment 225 upon which the arm rests when not supported by a record being played. In this position of the arm, its outer end is somewhat lower than it is when a record is being played, so that in the movement of the receiver B to record-playing position the needle 223 will be engaged by the record to lift the arm into the substantially horizontal position indicated in Fig. 20. In this position, the arm is well above the abutment 225 so that it will be free to bear upon and follow the record being played.

In the condition existing between cycles of the record changer, the arm 215 is held against movement about the axis of the shaft 2%3 by a latch 221 (Fig. 2l) which is pivotally mounted on a horizontal axis in the upper end of a rod 228 projecting upwardly from the bracket 219, such latch engaging the adjacent lower edge of a peripheral ange 229 on the pick-up arm. Also pivotally mounted on the rod 228 is a meniber 239 which is adapted to engage the outer face of the flange 229 and urge the pick-up arm 215 toward the center oi a record to be played. Conveniently, the latch 221 is pivotally connected to the rod 22S by a pivot pin 23E disposed above a pivot pin 232 by which the member is connected to the rod 228, and a single tension spring 233. acting between the latch and the member biases the latch toward engaged position and the member 232 for swinging movement in a counterclockwise direction.

In the between-cycles position of the pick-up arm, which is illustrated in 'dotted lines in Fig. 21, the member 239 is urging the pick-up arm 215 toward the left and the pick-up arm is engaged by the latch 22'! to resist such urging. As the receiver B reaches the playing position illustra-ted in Figs. 6 and 20, the needle 223 on the pick-up arm is engaged by the peripheral portion of the record and the flange 229 on the pickup arm is lifted clear of the latch 222. The arm is now free to move inwardly of the record, or toward the left in Fig. 21, under the influence of the pressure exerted on it by the member 232, and the arm therefore moves inwardly of the record until the needle enters the sound track thereon.

Preferably, the lower portion of the rod 228 is screw-threaded and provided with two nuts 228 (Fig. 2) disposed on opposite sides of an arm 234 which projects horizontally from the bracket 219. IThis arrangement provides for common vertical adjustment oi the latch 221 and member 232.

restored to its between-cycles position through the co-operation of two fingers 235 and 236, the former rigid with and projecting generally radially from the bell crank 192 and the latter projecting downwardly from the end of an arm 23? rigidly secured to the rock shaft 21B. The co-operating ngers 225 and 236 are so shaped that as the bell crank 192 rocks to move the record support B from the position shown in Fig. 6 to the position shown in Fig. 5 after the record has been played, the finger will engage the :linger 235 and force it forwardly to cause the pick-up arm to swing in a counter-clockwise direction (Fig. 1). Obviously, in order to prevent scratching oi the record, the interengaging fingers 225 and 236 should be so shaped as not to institute return movement of the pick-up arm until after the receiver B has been tilted far enough to ire'e the record from engagement with the needle 223.

During return movement of the pick-up arm, as at all other times when it is not supported by a record, the arm rests under the iniiuence of gravity upon the abutment 225 at a height such that its peripheral flange 229 will engage the latch 221, as shown in full lines in Fig. 21. The nal increment of return movement of the arm 2i5 causes the flange 229 to depress and be engaged by the latch 222 and the member 230 to be tilted against the force exerted on it by the spring 223, all as shown by dotted lines in Fig. 2l.

Adjacent the outer end oi the arm 2 i 5 there is secured against its lower surface a sheet-metal clip 222 (Figs. 16 and 17) having downwardly projecting, generally parallel anges between which the pick-up device 222 is received. The clip 299 is so formed that its opposed flanges resiliently grip the pick-up device 222 between them. The pick-up device 222, which otherwise may be of any desired construction, is provided with two parallel prongs or ngers 241 extending rearwardly for reception in and electrical contact with two metal sleeves 222 secured in a block of insulating material 243 and provided with ears 22d adapted to be connected to electrical conductors extending to the circuit of the amplier (not shown). The block 223 is pivotally supported from the arm 215 on a horizontal axis, as through the medium of a pivot pin 245 which extends through the block and the opposite walls of the clip 242.

The normal position oi the pick-up device 222 is illustrated in full lines in Fig. 16. To remove the pick-up device, it is grasped from below and swung, together with the block 243, about the axis of the pin 225 to the dotted-line position illustrated in Fig. 16 and is then moved to the left to withdraw the prongs 2M from the sleeves 242. Conveniently, the flanges of the clip 240 are relievedas indicated at 295 in Fig. 16, to facilitate removal oi the pick-up device from the clip.

As a result oi this arrangement for mounting the pick-up device 222, it is held iirmly in operative position by the clip 222, and in such position is concealed and protected by the peripheral iiange 229 on the arm 215. At the same time, the device can readily be removed from the Aiter the record is played, the pick-up arm is 22,419.5, use

It will be recalled that las 'the receiver B reaches its horizontal or record-'playing position `the iinger 26B on the `link 15| engaged the switchoperating arm 259 to open the switch 38 and stop the changer motor 25. I-t Ais accordingly necessary to provide means for restarting the `:motor 25 after a record has been played. For this purpose, I employ the switch 3'9 'previously mentioned and the switch-operating mechanism `illustrated Yin Figs. 14V and 15. Such switchoperating mechanism comprises va generally `vertical actuator 259 mounted for swinging movement about a horizontal axis, as through the medium of a screw 25| received in the bracket 215. The actuator 250 is provided'with a bar`252 which extends through and projects horizontally beyond both sides of Athe actuator and which is providedat one Yend withan adjustable counter- Aweight253 and at the .other end with'an upwardly projecting `nnger 254. Between the finger 254 and `the actuator `251], the bar 252 carries a series of ratchet `teeth 255 adaptedto co-'opera-te with a pawl 256 .depending for 4free swinging movement about `ahorizontal axis `trom the outer end of an arm 257 rigidly ,secured to Lthe rock Shaft 2|8.

At its lower end the 'actuator 250 .engages a .roller .26S mounted on the `free end of a Switchoperating arm .26| associated with the trip switch 39. Such .switch is .biased .toward closed position; but when the actuator 250 is in its normal position, illustrated in full lines in Fig. 14 the lower end `of such actuator engages the roller 250- to hold the switch-operating arm 26| Adepressed and 'the switch 39 open. 'The roller-engaging surface of the actuator 255 is provided with a relier" 2.52 which, upon 4.counter-clockwise tipping of the actuator from its normal position, permits the roller .255 and switch-operating arm 26| to vrise `and the switch 59 to close. The counterweight "253 is adjusted so that the actuator 25|),

when in `its normal position, islightly `biased 'by gravity 'in Ka clockwise direction, .its movement in such direction being limited by engagement the roller 255 with an abutment .253 on the lower end of the actuator.

The manner in which the trip-switch operating mechanism functions to Acause closing of the switch 39 depends upon whether the sound-track of the record being played is one in which the ,needle-receiving groove terminates in `a `simple spiral `or in an eccentric lportion. As the arm 2.57 and the pick-up arm 2|5 are (both ,rigid with theshaft Ri, the arm 25T will follow .movements of the pick-up arm. If the sound-track of the record being played terminates in a simple spiral, the free end ofthe arm 257 will engage the finger 251i at :the .conclusion of record-playing and will tilt Y'the actuator :25.5 into `.the dotted-line position shown in Fig. 14, in which the roller 250 will be received 4in the relief '262to permit the switch Se to close. If, on the other hand, 'the 'groove the `record terminates in 'an eccentric portion, pawl co-operating with the teeth 255, will eventually tip the actuator" 25|! into the dotted-'line position shown in Fig. 1-4 'to `cause closing' of the switch 39.

The actuator 255 Aand the parts it bears are lproportioned that their common center `oi gravity is above `the axis -of `the 'screw 25|. The counter-weight "255 "is `so. adjusted that `only a slight movement of "the actuator `in ya lcounter-.-

18 clockwise-direction :is necessary .before the force @of `gravity .becomes 4eiezctive tto promote ,further :counter-.clockwise movement. Asa-result, only ,a rslight -eiort need :be exertedsby the -anm 255| on Ithe finger 254 or by the `pa-wl .256 on the `teeth 2515 to cause the :actuator 250150 swing ,from the `full-line to the .dotted-line position of Fig. 1.4.

f-As the eiort "required to tilt the .actuator `125|) is reflected by a lateral pressureof :the `needle 223 on the -sides -of the sound-.track -of the record, and as such pressure causes wear of the soundtrack, it will be obviousthat loyreducing the effor-t required to close the utrip Aswitch `29 4I -have eected a material reductioninfthe rate of Mrecord wear.

Selector control The solenoids 93, by the energization` of which 4the pins 9| are selectively projected into the path of `the abutment 92 on fthe lcam C, may be controlled in any desired-manner. lIn the arrangement shown in Fig. '22, the 'solenoids 93, together with the electromagnets 35, 36, `and 41, are adapted `for `energization by Flow-voltage current derived from a step-down transformer 2||, "the primary loi. which is connected `across nsupply `mains 2112 and '273. A low voltage supply wire 2W extending from one iterminal of the secondaiy of the transformer 27| `is connected in common to `all the switch-bladesSS `respectively associated with the `several selector-solenoids 93. The lfixed contact `9i, Vwith which each 'switch 'blade 951s normally in contact, is connectedto one terminal 'of the associated solenoid; while the other terminal of suchsolenoid is connected, through a selector `switch 275 `with 'a `conductor 276 extending to the `opposite terminal `of the secondary of transformer 211. .-a resultwhen 'anyselectorswitch 2!5 is closed, 4a -circuit is lcornpleted between the low voltage supply wires 276 and 214 through the closed "switch `275 the winding of the associated solenoid "93, `and the elements 91 vand YQ5 'of the associated switch. The resultant energization of the `solenoid "93 `causes *its associated -pin 9| Ito be moved tinto tlhepath of the Habutment 492 on the selector cam C and, in such movement. `to separate the switch blade "95 from the 'contact 91, `thus opening the solenoid circuit.

Conveniently, energization of any :solenoid A93 and consequent Amovement 'of lits associated pin 9| are utilized to effect energization of the electromagnet 35 and "institution of a cycle oijphonograph operation. 'To this end, `one terminal of 'the magnet .35 is yconnected to the low-voltage supply wire 216, while 'the otherterm'inal is connected in common, through a conductor 2 -l, with all vthe nxed contacts 9`81associated 'with the several selector `solenoids 193. Upon energ'lzation of `any such solenoid and Vconsequent Adepression =o`f its pin 9|, the associated switchtblade `55a:nd contact 98 interengage Vto 'complete a circuit A:from supply wire 2M, through switchelements 55 and 93 and the electromagnet ftothe-wire '2%.

Other connections which -mayhere be described or reviewed include :the following: The switches 33 and 35 are `connected Ain parallel with each other and in series Vwith the 'switch titane-electromagnet '35 `between the 1--low--voltage `supply Awires 271| and '2?6. The Ywinding of latch-re'lease Amagnet M Iis connected Vacrossftl'iewirres 27M and 215 in series with the iswitches 13? and 42.

.the"phonog-ralph"isfnot iin operation. 'tithe selector 19 switches 215 lare all open, the solenoids 53 are all de-energized, the solenoid-operated pins are all in their upper positions, and the switch blades v 95 are all in engagement with the respective fixed vcontacts 91. The switch 42, operated by the cam D, is closed, but the switch 31 in series with it is open, and the latch-release magnet 4| is conselquently de-energized. The trip switch 39 is open .B is in its vertical, record-receiving position,

while the pick-up arm 2 I5 is in the position shown in Fig. 2 and in dotted lines in Fig. 21, engaged by the latch 221.

Operation of the apparatus is instituted by momentary closing of any of the selector switches 215. When such a switch is closed. the associated solenoid 93 is energized to depress its pin 9| into the path of movement of the abutment 92 on the `cam C. At the same time, separation of the switch elements 95 and 91 de-energizes the solenoid, while inter-enegagement oi the switch blade 95 and contact 98 completes a circuit through the electromagnet-35. As nothing urges a depressed pin 9| upwardly, it remains depressed, and the circuit through the electromagnet 35 remains closed, until later in the cycle. Energizetion of the magnet 35 closes the switches 33 and 31, the closing of switch 33 completing a circuit vto the turntable motor 24. Closing of the switch 31 completes two circuits, one from the supply Vwire 214 through the switch 38 and electromagnet 36 to the supply wire 216 and the other from supply wire 214 through the switch 42 and elec'- tromagnet 4| to the supply wire 2145. By virtue of the closing of the first mentioned circuit, the switch 34, in series with the changer motor 25, is closed, so that the changer motor begins to operate. Completion of the second circuit energizes the magnet 4| and moves the latch 49 to released position; but such action is not significant, as the magnet 35 is still energized and acting to hold the switches 33 and 31 closed. As the changer motor 29 begins to operate, the cam D starts to rotate, moving the pin llt out of engagement with the switch-operating arm 43 to permit opening of the switch 42 and de-energization of the latch-release magnet 4|. When this occurs, the latch 40 drops into latching engagement with the armature 35 so that the switches Y33 and 31 will remain closed when the magnet 35 is subsequently de-energized.

As the cam D begins to rotate following closing of the switches 33 and 34, the lobe |23 passes out of engagement with the cam follower |22 on the arm I i8, thus permitting such arm to move from the full-line to the dotted-line position of Fig. 7 under the influence of the spring |24. Inthis movement of the arm H8, the latch il@ is carried out of engagement with the notch i i in the selector cam C, and that cam begins to rotate under the torque transmitted to it through the friction clutch 33. As the selector cam C rotates, its cam groove 8l) operates through the lever 32 and link 35 as above described to move the magazine A along the guide rods 5|, such rotation of the cam C and movement of the magazine A con- Ytinuing untii'the abutment s2 on the 'cam c engages the depressed selector pin 9| to prevent the cam C from rotating further. When rotation of the cam C is thus interrupted, the magazine A comes to rest with the record 5| corresponding to the closed selector switch 215 opposite the receiver B.

During the selecting operation just described, the cam follower I4! on the lever |42, which opcrates the record-transfer mechanism, occupies a dwell in the cam groove |40 of main cam D. Such dwell is long enough to prevent any movement of the record-transfer arms |30 and |32 until after the lobe |23 on the cam D has moved the lever l|8 to cause the pawl H6 to engage a notch H5 and retract the cam C slightly to free the depressed selector pin 9| from frictional engagement with the abutment 92. After engagement of the pawl H6, and simultaneous engagement of the teeth |26 on the arm |21 with the rack |25 to lock the magazine in fixed position, the cam groove |40 in the main cam D causes the arm |42 to swing to the left (Fig. 7) to operate the record-transfer arms |30, 13|, and |32 to transfer the selected record from the magazine to the receiver B.

After the selected record has been placed in the receiver, the lever is actuated by the cam groove |98 in the lower face of the cam D to rotate the receiver on its horizontal axis into its horizontal, record-playing position shown in Fig. 5, As above described and as shown in Fig. 20, the record 5| in the receiver lifts the pick-up arm 2|5 clear of the latch 221. As the receiver reaches horizontal position, the pick-up arm 2|5 is urged inwardly of the record by the member 230 to cause the needle 223 to enter the soundtrack. Since the turntable motor 24 began to Vmagnet 35 is de-energized to open the switch 34 and stop the changer motor 26. This condition obtains as long as the record is being played.

Upon conclusion of the playing of the record, the trip-switch 39 is closed, as above described, to energize the electromagnet 36, close the switch 3, and restart the changer motor 26. As the cam D resumes rotation following restarting of the motor 25, the arm |95 is moved by the cam groove |98 in the lower face of the main cam D to restore the receiver B to the vertical position shown in Fig. 5, and also to restore the pick-up arm to its between-cycles position. Early in this operation, and before the arm 251 on the rook shaft 2| has engaged the actuator 250 to open the switch 39, the iinger 208 moves upwardly out of engagement with the switch-operating arm 209 and permits the switch 38 to close, so that when the switch 39 is opened upon return of the pick-up arm 2|5 to its between-cycles position, the magnet 36 will remain energized and the `switch 34 closed to continue the changer motor 2S in operation.

After the receiver B has reached its vertical position, the arm |42 is operated by the cam .groove |40 to cause the record-transfer lever |32 to restore the played record to its compartment in the magazine as above described. 

